Delta to partner genuine investors on development
Okowa Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, has pledged his administration’s commitment to the provision of enabling environment to genuine investors interested in developing the state. He made the...
View ArticleOgun communities appeal for access road to link Sango
Deplorable state of Itoki Road In Ado-Odo Ota Local Council of Ogun State, there is a cluster of neglected communities now crying for government help, but none is in urgent need of rehabilitation than...
View ArticleEdo deputy governor denies plot to kill Oshiomhole
Adams oshiomhole Deputy Governor of Edo State, Pius Odubu, yesterday debunked allegations that he planned to kill governor Adams Oshiomhole, as build-up to the party primary intensifies. The deputy...
View ArticleCommunity petitions COAS over alleged harassment by soldiers
Chief of Army Staff, Gen. T. Y. Buratai Army denies claim Bassa local council of Plateau State, the host community of the 3 Amoured Division of Nigerian Army has petitioned the Chief of Army Staff...
View ArticleMimiko inaugurates new council chiefs, urges frugality, good governance
Mimiko In the face of prevailing economic realities in the country, Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has charged the newly elected 18 local council chairmen in the state to be frugal by...
View Article20 feared killed as suspected herdsmen attack Enugu community
Herdsmen • Soldiers, policemen deployed to restore order About 20 persons were feared killed yesterday as gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked the sleepy Ukpabi Nimo community of UzoUwani Council...
View ArticlePolice dock two for allegedly stealing $14 million from church
The Ogun State Police Command yesterday arraigned two men, Akapo Paul, 73, and Johnson Shorinnolu, 63, for allegedly stealing 14 million dollars belonging to the West African Christian Mission. They...
View ArticleWike pledges support for Buhari’s policies on Rivers welfare
Wike Irrespective of political differences, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, has pledged to support policies of President Muhammadu Buhari, which are geared toward enhancing the well being of Rivers...
View ArticleBright needs N2m for corrective heart surgery
Bright in hospital bed Three-Year-Old Bright Oluwadarasimi Etame, who is diagnosed of a heart disease, needs between N1.8 to N2 million for heart surgery in India. The echocardiography report from...
View ArticleLagos begins material testing to stop buildings collapse
PHOTO: en.wikipedia.org • Govt plans capacity development for artisans Poised to check re-occurrence of building collapse, Lagos State Government has embarked on strict enforcement of building material...
View ArticleOverspeeding caused Ekiti doctors death, says FRSC
The Kaduna State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday attributed the accident that claimed the lives of six Ekiti State medical doctors to overspeeding. The Sector Head of...
View ArticleSuspected Fulani herders kill seven in Enugu
Gunmen believed to be ethnic Fulani herdsmen killed at least seven people in a raid on a farming community in southeast Nigeria's Enugu state, police said on Tuesday. The attack, which follows a string...
View ArticleUnforgettable experience at Deeper Life crusade
A cross section of worshippers at the crusade The crusade organised by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry that took place last Sunday at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos, turned out to be an...
View ArticleLagos rescues 31 abandoned babies, evacuates 1,340 beggars
Street Beggars in the State. No fewer than 31 abandoned babies were rescued from the streets by the Lagos State government in the last one year. Similarly, the government has evacuated a total of 1,340...
View ArticlePolice arrest man for chaining son for two months
The Lagos State Police Command have arrested a man identified as Akanbi Lawal, for allegedly keeping his son, Yusuf Lawal, in captivity and for chaining him inside a room for two months in his...
View ArticleRampaging soldiers shoot at motorist in FESTAC Town
The victim, Sipe being attended to at the hospital It was another taste of brutality for an unlucky ‘bloody civilian’ yesterday when some soldiers in FESTAC Town, Lagos State, shot at and brutalised a...
View ArticleStreet sweepers turn beggars in Lagos...
Some street sweepers on duty Groan under delayed salaries It's nearly four months and still counting for the thousands of Lagos street sweepers working daily to keep the Centre of Excellence clean...
View ArticleFire razes Kurmi market in Kano, again
FILES - Burnt shops following the March 29, 2014 fire incident at Garki Model Market, Abuja PHOTO: ITUNU AJAYI A mid-night fire on Tuesday gutted the famous Kurmi market in Kano metropolis, destroying...
View Article‘I chained my son because he’s mad’
Lawal and his chained son For allegedly using iron chain to tie down his son for weeks, a 75-year-old man, Akanbi Lawal, yesterday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The accused, who lives at...
View ArticleAmbode names Dolphin Park after Tunji Braithwaite
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Oluranti Idayat Adebule (second left) and Secretary to Lagos State Government, Tunji Bello (left) at the service of songs...on Tuesday Ita-Giwa condoles with Braithwaite’s...
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